Network Marketing

Wealth has become a goal and meaning of life for some people. The golden crown of this world has blinded the minds of many, and in the pursuit of obtaining it, a person is ready to invest all their time in learning, understanding money laws, work, business meetings, and relationships. They do not mind traveling to the edge of the world if they know that this trip will bring them profit in the future. As a result, enterprising people understand that more is earned not by those who can do something with their hands and earn their bread, but by those who can organize their business so that others work for them and bring profit with their skills. The thirst for acquiring easy wealth, like leprosy, infects the entire society. The Babylonian trading system's possibility allows talented and nimble people to earn big money by attracting external financial and physical resources.

Network marketing has become one of the popular business structures allowing passive income through the power of persuasion and other people's activity. The essence of this marketing is as follows. You, as an independent seller, receive a percentage of the sold product and offer your buyers the opportunity to become independent sellers of the same product and receive their percentage of turnover, while you also get a percentage from the trade of those you've drawn into this network. And all your distributors profit from sales of sellers they find. For successful business development, it is necessary to have a quality product for implementation in society and a well-oiled tongue for convincing and attracting new clients.

In my life, I have often encountered such entrepreneurs, and, to my surprise, they were my friends, acquaintances, and even fellow believers. They tried to convince me to buy smart vacuum cleaners, super pots, plastic dishes, magical vitamins for all diseases, nutritional supplements, household and hygiene items, and many other beautiful and necessary things. And such advertising from the lips of close people sounds quite convincing. But I was always embarrassed that my budget did not allow me to buy such "valuable" things, and in relationships, I saw more of a desire to profit from me than a reasonable recommendation of useful products. And studying alternatives, I understood that these proposed goods could be bought much cheaper from other manufacturers.

I also noticed that the minds of such traders are damaged, and while preaching to others, they begin to believe that the proposed things are the best in the world. These people are ready to use them for the rest of their lives. I do not dispute their point of view, but I have my own opinion that suits me.

When trade or a desire to earn something at my expense is brought into our friendly relations, it becomes a good test of my friendliness. And to preserve the relationship, I politely refuse, citing various reasons. And I myself cannot trade in such a way, and if I cannot avoid the fact of buying and selling, I try to sell the item at its cost price or cheaper, or give it away, so as not to destroy the relationship and not damage my reputation. My friends are dearer to me than all the money in this world, but I am not a rich friend ready to support everyone who wants it.

How does God look at such marketing? To say that this trade is a curse for God's children would be incorrect. I am given reason and wisdom to delve into the essence of things and reflect on the principles that guide me in such enterprises. To a certain extent, everything can be honest and pure. But it is also worth knowing Biblical principles to not cross over to "trading pigs" or fall into the power of greed.

Large incomes do not necessarily mean that I will become rich. A wealthy person is not one who earns a lot, but one who knows how to save and set aside even from little, or wisely invest the received funds for further multiplication.

But one should always remember the simple truth that at the end of life, I will have to give an account for everything that was entrusted to me, for everything that was in my power, for the advantages I had and how I used them.

The Lord offers me His network called "Agape". He desires to attract me to His business so that by acquiring this soul property, I allow the Holy Spirit to change my consciousness, and then draw my neighbors into God's nets, helping them get tangled in them forever. The Lord encourages me to conduct sensible trade with my neighbors. And interestingly, my personal profit from each new person is recorded in my Heavenly account and, in the form of happiness, thanksgiving prayers, joy, and peace, enriches me, bringing constant passive income with abundant Divine blessings.

God does not tire of inventing new goods for my successful trade and enriching my distributors in our marketing. He constantly delights us with new revelations and blessings. And by passing all God's light through my hands and heart, I acquire the experience of Heavenly trade and can convince other people to enter our business and share with others that same unknown "Agape", which reveals itself to me ever brighter and wider and becomes so understandable that it is impossible to keep it in my heart.

It seems to me that we all have a trading gift, but our goods are different. And the problem is not that I am a trader, but what I spread and in which network I am located.

God has His network marketing, which works on Heavenly principles. The enemy of the soul always tries to counterfeit the Heavenly and present it under his trademark. He fell from Heaven due to the vastness of his trade and now desires to draw into his nets, if possible, even the elect.

The entire Babylon system is based on earthly trade. The world of money has begun to control the will and interests of those living on the planet. And people of money have imagined themselves gods of this world and decided to use the power of earthly treasures to advance Satan's plans. We are predicted that God's children will be forbidden to buy and sell, and the money system will declare a boycott and war to destroy us, but God has never left His children and will not do so in the last time. He desires that all His children ultimately triumph over the world of money and through this glorify their Lord before the face of the entire Universe. God has sufficient strength, means, and wisdom to bring His plans to an end and show that God's nets are the best, strongest, and most reliable. And God's marketing is the most thoughtful, robust, and very profitable. And Heavenly gold is the most valuable, pure, and solid currency for all Eternity.

I think each of us should now weigh all our business and ensure that it does not make me too light for God's scales. If only I would not have to pay with my right to salvation and lose Eternity for earthly profit.

For many of us now, the word "Love" sounds like something ordinary and boring. Yet it is precisely love that will play a crucial role in my salvation.

Love is a Heavenly product for earthly trade, and it brings colossal profit and incredible income to all who want to have it.

Questions for Reflection on this Chapter

1. Please read Psalm 118:36,110; 1 Timothy 6:5-12; Acts 5:4; Hebrews 13:5; Luke 16:10-15; Proverbs 1:17-19; 12:12; 15:27; Isaiah 56:11-12; 57:15-18; Mark 1:17-18; 1 Peter 5:2-3; Ezekiel 28:5,16; John 2:13-16; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; Revelation 13:16-17; 18:21; Deuteronomy 7:25; Hosea 11:3-4 in light of this chapter.

2. What did you understand from this chapter?

3. Does the verse from Mark 1:18 provide an example of how one can and should leave nets?

4. Are you familiar with network marketing? If yes, what can you tell about it?

5. How do you feel when a friend tries to sell you some unnecessary item, proving that you cannot live without it?

6. What should be done if I have fallen under the influence of cunning sellers and spent all my funds on their goods, and then came to my senses?

7. Why does God desire to catch me in His nets of love?

8. How do God's love nets differ from worldly ones?

9. Do you understand what profit love-agape brings you?

10. What to do if I love and cannot live otherwise?

11. Has this School taught you Heavenly trade?

12. What do you plan to do with the profit from your love? Is there anything better than it? Song of Solomon 8:7.

13. Why does God desire that we love one another?

14. Do you understand that a person who loves you tries to catch you in this net forever and keep you in this state for all Eternity? Does this perspective not frighten you?

15. Do social networks belong to those that should be left if there is no opportunity to set God's nets?